I was glued on TV the whole day watching the 'unfolding drama' of a great earthquake and the following tsunami that devastated Japan. I have to be honest that I was a bit desensitized to the issue eventhough before my eyes was a real deluge.
I should have been more empathic, scared, sad, anxious or whatever, particularly when my mom started calling her friends and relatives to alert them of what's happening. She even told us to go to the church, because a priest in the parish said so.
I was just composed, looking at the repeated video on BBC, CNN, FoxNews, CNBC and NHK. What I witnessed is the reality of stronger and greater natural disaster, which some scientists have warned the world, but the world leaders did not attend to. When the tsunami struck, I remembered what happened in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
What I understood of the event is that man is helpless with the power of nature. Of natural disasters, we do not know when and where they will happen. But this does not mean that we should not be prepared. One thing for sure, the Japanese had the best preparations when it comes to disaster risk management. The Japanese who are naturalists have advanced in science and technology to keep their citizens safe as its people knew that their archipelago sits in the ring of fire and most vulnerable to all sorts of natural disasters.
I must have felt desensitized as I felt more informed through the news and through my earlier knowledge on disaster risk management. I knew Japan can handle the situation. No, not in the way of stopping an earthquake or plugging the way of the tsunami - but in alerting its citizens to safety and composure.
Disasters strike, and we are not sure when and where. One thing is to be aware, another is to be prepared and alert in our actions when it happens. With climate change more is to be expected, nature has become more unpredictable as its unleashes its strength in greater intensities mostly unknown to us.
I have confidence that the Japanese people can go through what inundated them. First because they possess great resiliency amidst natural and man-made disasters. Second, they place high value on living in harmony with others. Third, they have the technology and material resources to recover from their situation. Fourth, historically Japan has stood and survived so many deluding events. Lastly, the world is not indifferent to their need and call for help.
At this point, we need to learn from what happened in Japan, in Thailand, in Haiti, in New Zealand and in many places in the world, to help in our disaster risk management efforts amidst the unresolved fate of this world as a result of climate change. Now, while disasters reach at high scales, international efforts must be geared to a global readiness for every one in this world.
I should have been more empathic, scared, sad, anxious or whatever, particularly when my mom started calling her friends and relatives to alert them of what's happening. She even told us to go to the church, because a priest in the parish said so.
I was just composed, looking at the repeated video on BBC, CNN, FoxNews, CNBC and NHK. What I witnessed is the reality of stronger and greater natural disaster, which some scientists have warned the world, but the world leaders did not attend to. When the tsunami struck, I remembered what happened in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
What I understood of the event is that man is helpless with the power of nature. Of natural disasters, we do not know when and where they will happen. But this does not mean that we should not be prepared. One thing for sure, the Japanese had the best preparations when it comes to disaster risk management. The Japanese who are naturalists have advanced in science and technology to keep their citizens safe as its people knew that their archipelago sits in the ring of fire and most vulnerable to all sorts of natural disasters.
I must have felt desensitized as I felt more informed through the news and through my earlier knowledge on disaster risk management. I knew Japan can handle the situation. No, not in the way of stopping an earthquake or plugging the way of the tsunami - but in alerting its citizens to safety and composure.
Disasters strike, and we are not sure when and where. One thing is to be aware, another is to be prepared and alert in our actions when it happens. With climate change more is to be expected, nature has become more unpredictable as its unleashes its strength in greater intensities mostly unknown to us.
I have confidence that the Japanese people can go through what inundated them. First because they possess great resiliency amidst natural and man-made disasters. Second, they place high value on living in harmony with others. Third, they have the technology and material resources to recover from their situation. Fourth, historically Japan has stood and survived so many deluding events. Lastly, the world is not indifferent to their need and call for help.
At this point, we need to learn from what happened in Japan, in Thailand, in Haiti, in New Zealand and in many places in the world, to help in our disaster risk management efforts amidst the unresolved fate of this world as a result of climate change. Now, while disasters reach at high scales, international efforts must be geared to a global readiness for every one in this world.
2 comments:
Para kasing walang pakialam mga tao eh. We only get worried when disasters strike, when so many organizations have been preaching and doing something about caring for the environment. We are also at fault for accelerating these environmental conditions.
Sky, I remember what we did in GG's class. If we have time, we should be pushing that communication agenda, and contribute something for Mama Earth.
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